well there it is local mp avin a go because no notice was given to passengers what about all the staff I was given no notice that I lost my job yesterday I finished my duty got bk to depot to be told by the way u don't have a job anymore so spare a thought for all the staff that are looking for work this morning MP Michael Dugher

I have worked for tate's travel for almost 6 years. For mp Michael dugher to not have a thought for the all us staff that were layed off with no notice is appalling . I'm sure "mp Michael dugher" will be going out of his way to help all the staff of tates find alternative employment. .....NOT.

Now left high and dry with the demise of the 97 - no service from Hall Green to Barnsley after 50 years
SYPTE and WYPTE don't really give a monkeys about cross boundary services, with no obvious movement to restore this and the 96

Arriva used to run the scad 443/444 until Tates took over in 2009

As forvTates they have lost so many passengers with their diabolical unreliability that passengers had lost all confidence in the services they run

I am not holding my breath and I am now faced with 3 and a half hours of daily commute which is not acceptable when I am only 7 miles from Barnsley

The 97 only took me about 50 mins, but the 59 with additional walking time is over 1 and a half hours each way!

The service from hall green to Barnsley has been destroyed over the years with the demise of the X33, 445, 446, 58, 443, 444 Cygnet and Arriva and now finished with the loss of the 96 and 97

I know I am in a similar predicament with regards to the 97 I reguarly used the service to get from Barnsley to Wolley Village again whilst there is another service it doesn't go straight through. Also had a friend who lived on Huddersfield Road in Barnsley and for about 1 mile (along a main road I might add), there is now no longer a service because around 5 years ago it was deemed that the hospital had to have a service every 10 minutes, during peak hours.

Yeah sad for passengers but as one of the employees of tates think about all us drivers that have found our selfs out of work with mouths to feed bills to pay. They can replace services but we will be the ones struggling to find work in today's climate

Thoughts are with the employees, my dad lost his job totally unannounced when I was a child & it's such a scary time. If you're not lucky enough to find another job immediately please seek help from citizens advice, your banks and utility providers. They all can help in times of hardship. I wish you all luck in finding a new job.

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Posted by Mystery history on Wednesday February 10 2016 at 11:49

Some of the bus drivers did themselves no favours by the way they treated the passengers. So for me, unlucky. You knew the way the firm was heading with all the complaints. You didn't give a toss about us passengers then, why should we give a toss about you former drivers now?

I wish all the drivers from tates and management all the best in the future can't have been easy I'm sure this wasn't a easy decision nor would it have been done without good reason just a shame there wasn't no support from the local community for the local business now there's no competition just you watch your bus fairs go up stagecoach has no reason to keep to low fairs now,

Had a Tates bus cut me up outside asda going towards Burton road on Sunday, it had all rear brake lights and indicator out on left hand side, was in wrong lane and nearly caused a crash bout 1:30pm... Was going to call and complain this weekend when im off work but cant do that now...

Tates have never been a customer focussed company in my opinion. When you complain about buses running 10-15 mins EARLY u got the excuse that you must have been looking at wrong timetable. REALLY.
If stagecoach take over 34/34a then we might get a decent service to supplement Arriva 193/194.